San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-10-13

and his sisters Misses Sallie aud. Ella. They
reside at Centre Point, as does also their
uncle. Sol. ]. Thomas. "Jim" is married
and the happy father of a bouncing boy
From the drift of Mr.. A. W. Irving's con-
versation, we were led to infer that he holds
in fond remembrance the girls he left be-
hind him in San Marcos.
We met editor Guthrie, of the kerrville
Eye. His father. edits the Bandera Bugle'
and another brother is connected with
the San Angelo Standard. A family of edi-
tors.
AT Kerrville we were introduced to Capt
Caldwell, an agreeable gentleman, broth
erin law of Judge Kone. Also to the sher-
iff of the county, whose name we forget
but he served in Col. Woods regiment.
Also to most of the other county officers, the
postmaster, Capt, Schreiner and his son.
Prof. Griffin, superintendent of the public
schools, and various others.
We were not surprised that the 81.
Charles hotel did not set table to compare
with the st. Leonard, but did wonder why
the fine fish with which the upper Guadal-
upe is said to abound were not represented
thereon.
We met at the St. Charles Nh. Jake
Wolff, commercial traveller. He had just
returned from n trip up the river, and re-
ported grand scenery and fine fishing.
The Guadalupe river rises some 30 miles
above Kerrville. The Cibolo ten miles
above Berne.
We bethought us of our old friend. DR..
G. Marion Cade, who removed from Hays
to Kerr county, and were sorry to learn he
had departed this life. His family reside
a few miles above town.
We met Mrs. Lausson and several OF her
children. She informed us she had come
to the mountains to stay.
The Kerrvillians are hoping that the rail-
road may terminate at their town for long,
long time. But who can fathom the secret
councils of a railroad company p?
There is q fine iron bridge over the Qua
dalupe river near Comfort. Until perfectly
settled and equipped this road will be la
BILE to many wash outs by the mountain
streams which swell to raging, roaring riv-
ers after an hours rain, subsiding as soon.
Kendall county was named in honor OF
Geo. w. Kendall, at the instance OF his
friend Erastus Reed of San Antonio, when
a member of the legislature. kendalia,
small town, was also named in his honor.
Boerne (Burney) was originally German
settlement and was named by the settlers
in honor of O friend in the Fatherland.
We stopped at the American House,
Boerne. 1t is a comfortable place. The
daughter of the proprietress, Mrs Barr, IN
formed us that she attended Coronal Insti-
tute when it was first started.
The Boerne hotel is the largest in the
place, and capable of accommodating fifty
guests. At certain seasons it is pretty
well filled with health-seekers and others
We called on the proprietor, Mr.. Clarke,
an ex-New Yorker, whom we found to be
an intelligent gentleman.
We called at the office of the Boerne Pa
per, F. W. Schweppe, editor, and of the
Advance owned by A. G.. Voght, but run
by others whose names do not appear.
Both are fairly good home papers. A third
in German was about being started.
VIM. Kaufhuss, merchant, with whom we
fell into conversation, told us he went to
school at San Marcos about 1913 or $50.
He said the country around was then mag
nifceht stock range, and that an old man
named Grafton, who resided down the river
had 5, 900 head of cattle. file was q great
oddity as described by Mr.. Kaufhuss. MIX.
also informed rs that Geo. W. Kendall had
his first ranch in Comal county, including a
famous water-hole, which went by his name.
While at Boerne the rains flooded the
streets and cutters 50 1t was almost
impossible TO cross. They might easily be
drained into the Cibolo, but the town not
being incorporated, We were told there was
no remedy.
At san Antonio. on orr return, ne called
on our fnenis Mr.. and Mrs. u o. James
We were pleased to find them pleas
autly sitraisd. and every indication that
their home Is q happy one